A post on Abstract360 mongers some rumors about the next Call of Duty game in the works at Treyarch, long rumored to be set in the Vietnam War. They seem to confirm the Vietnam setting, and say "CoD: Vietnam will focus heavily on the story, specifically the struggles of each individual person in your squadron." This is attributed to "reliable sources," as they say "Speaking with reliable sources, PlanetXbox360 has been able to uncover some more interesting bits of information on the upcoming shooter." Of course PlanetXbox360 is a different site altogether, and does not contain any of this info. This was linked last night on Computer and Video Games, and our impulse is to dismiss it outright, but this week-old post is now appearing elsewhere, so we have succumbed to peer pressure.

Sepharo wrote on Jan 7, 2010, 01:20:It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.

Sepharo wrote on Jan 7, 2010, 01:20:It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.

Are you that clueless about recent US history? Are you so mindlessly ignorant of the fact that this: "the hippies are throwing rocks and spitting at soldiers coming home" happened on a regular basis as well as being called "baby killers"?

Or do you simply lack respect for the men and women who were drafted against their will in to the armed services to fight in a war few people were interested in winning and fewer people still cared about how many young men and women were dying doing it?

Side note: My dad and two uncles were drafted. Dad was a Naval aviator who was shot down twice and survived. One uncle was a grunt who never made it home and the other was a jarhead who suffered for an extremely long time due to the injuries he received in combat. I freely admit my bias in the matter.

I think it's about time we got around to the Vietnam theater and I hope they allow some of the realism of the situation in to the game. I'd love to see a mission where your only objective is to get out alive from an ambush while dragging an injured buddy.

It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.

Why would any American based company want to make a game based on a war that America lost and wasted so many lives?

Because there are so many good lessons to be learned from Vietnam. And unlike modern warfare today where they drop million dollar bombs on mud huts and likely aren't getting the guy they want anyway, Vietnam was the last real infantry based war, and it'll probably stay that way. That makes for some serious excitement as it applies to gameplay. Remember in Platoon when Elias runs off alone, zipping through the jungle taking out Charlie on the run? I'd love to see a mission like that. Anyway, good 'Nam game is long overdue. Please, let there be some good Huey and PT missions!

"There are two kinds of people in this world; people who love delis, and people you shouldn’t associate with.” - Damon Runyan

Are you that clueless about recent US history? Are you so mindlessly ignorant of the fact that this: "the hippies are throwing rocks and spitting at soldiers coming home" happened on a regular basis as well as being called "baby killers"?

Or do you simply lack respect for the men and women who were drafted against their will in to the armed services to fight in a war few people were interested in winning and fewer people still cared about how many young men and women were dying doing it?

Side note: My dad and two uncles were drafted. Dad was a Naval aviator who was shot down twice and survived. One uncle was a grunt who never made it home and the other was a jarhead who suffered for an extremely long time due to the injuries he received in combat. I freely admit my bias in the matter.

I think it's about time we got around to the Vietnam theater and I hope they allow some of the realism of the situation in to the game. I'd love to see a mission where your only objective is to get out alive from an ambush while dragging an injured buddy.

SirKnight wrote on Jan 6, 2010, 15:58:Maybe this time, instead of a side mission where you mow down civilians in an airport, you mow down protesting hippies on a college campus.

I'd play that.

Or better yet, the hippies are throwing rocks and spitting at soldiers coming home and you play as one of those soldiers who goes AWOL and mows them all down. I'm sure that's what they felt like doing.

Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,Uncle Sam needs your help again.He's got himself in a terrible jamWay down yonder in VietnamSo put down your books and pick up a gun,We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.And it's one, two, three,What are we fighting for ?Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,Next stop is Vietnam;And it's five, six, seven,Open up the pearly gates,Well there ain't no time to wonder why,Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Maybe this time, instead of a side mission where you mow down civilians in an airport, you mow down protesting hippies on a college campus.

I'd play that.

Or better yet, the hippies are throwing rocks and spitting at soldiers coming home and you play as one of those soldiers who goes AWOL and mows them all down. I'm sure that's what they felt like doing.